Hi everyone, this has been a problem with me since I started to make boxes. How do I get rid of the lingering odour of the oil finish applied to the inside of the box? I’ve tried scented candles (no help) and have just now put in tea bags (read somewhere that they will help eliminate the smells), but am not confident. Hoping that some of you might be able to recommend a sure fire way to solve this dilemma.

I agree don’t use long drying oil finishes for inside of boxes . try wiping the inside down with Naphtha let dry then place a heat lamp over it for a day or two making sure it’s not close enough to anything as to start a fire.

You can put a coat of shellac over the oil based finish and it will stop the smell. I experimented with shellac over Blo to see how soon I could cover it. I applied BLO, rubbed until it felt reasonably dry and applied shellac immediately. Much to my suprise it worked just fine! I just used the Zinsser shellac (not the dewaxed Seal Coat).